BROCKTON – When the state’s new minimum wage increase goes into effect, some areas of Massachusetts may experience bigger economic impacts than others. In Greater Brockton, 25 percent of the labor force would likely see increased wages under the new minimum wage, the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center says.

“The largest impact will be in areas where there are more low-wage workers, but there are lower-wage workers in most cities and towns in the commonwealth,” said Noah Berger, executive director of the nonprofit Budget and Policy Center.

State lawmakers voted last month to incrementally raise the minimum wage to $11 an hour by Jan. 1, 2017.

The Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center in Brockton released its analysis projecting how many workers will be directly and indirectly affected. Urban centers in the South Coast, Central Cape and Western Massachusetts will see some of the largest economic impacts, as they have high concentrations of low-wage workers, according to the analysis.

The Greater Brockton region, the Budget and Policy Center said, has an estimated 10,300 workers earning less than $11 per hour, and 2,200 earning slightly above the new minimum wage. Those 2,200 “indirectly affected” workers are also likely to see raises as employers adjust their wage scales, Berger said.

In total, the Boston-based center said, 25 percent of the labor force in Brockton and surrounding communities would likely see increased wages under the new minimum wage law. Statewide, an estimated 605,000 workers, or 20 percent of the Massachusetts labor force, can expect to see their wages rise, the center said.

The study shows there are 473,000 workers in the state currently earning less than $11 per hour, and an additional 132,000 workers who fall into the “indirectly affected” category.

Higher wages will lead to increased consumer activity and more cash entering the local economy, Berger said.

Some, however, say the minimum wage hike could have unintended negative consequences.

Jon Hurst, president of the Retailers Association of Massachusetts, opposed the $11 minimum wage, saying it could hurt small businesses and potentially lead to layoffs.

“If your costs are going up and sales are not, and you can’t afford to raise prices because of competition, you have no alternative but to reduce employment, move your business or go out of business,” he said.

Hurst said he would have supported a more modest wage hike, perhaps to the $10.10 mark President Barack Obama called for at the federal level.

He added that he’s disappointed Massachusetts didn’t do away with mandatory time-and-a-half Sunday pay for retail workers or adopt a separate, lower minimum wage for teens.

He expects to see fewer jobs for teens and greater challenges for small retailers.

“My concern there is that on a Sunday, the minimum wage for retail stores is not going to be $11. It’s going to be $16.50,” he said. “We are very concerned about the future of our main streets. I have real concerns on whether a small store can even operate on Sundays on that type of wage scale.”